Last Updated on: 10th December 2023, 12:17 pm
Web site: kate-editor.org
Category: Office
Subcategory: Text Editors
Platform: Linux, OS X, Windows
License: GPL, LGPL
Interface: GUI
Wikipedia: Kate_(text_editor)
First release: 2001
Kate – an open-source, free text editor developed by the KDE free software community.
Kate is packed with features that will make it easier for you to view and edit all your text files. Kate lets you to edit and view many files at the same time, both in tabs and split views, and comes with a wide variety of plugins, including an embedded terminal that lets you launch console commands directly from Kate, powerful search and replace plugins, and a preview plugin that can show you what your MD, HTML and even SVG will look like.
Kate supports highlighting for over 300 languages making it easier to read code in almost all programming languages. Kate also understands how brackets works and will help you navigate inside complex code blocks hierarchies. On-the-fly spellchecking is also included and will help you check your text before publishing.
Work on multiple files at the same time with split views. Use the project sidebar to navigate your project directory structures and use Kate’s smart tabs to quickly access your recently opened documents. The powerful search and replace tool lets you quickly search inside your entire projects.
Kate is the perfect tool for programming as it includes autocompletion for many languages with the help of the Language Server Protocol (LSP). The editor has been optimized for editing code and provide scriptable auto indentation, VI input mode, rectangular block selection mode, smart comment and uncomment handling and much more.
Kate contains many plugins installed by defaults, making it more powerful than any other text editor. Use the integrated terminal emulator to run commands directly from Kate, execute SQL queries with the SQL extension, use GDB to debug your program, build projects with just one click, and much, much more.